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Noob Question - How do I install my ethernet Drivers?

Specs-
Soltek FRN 75 L
XP 1700
Radeon 8500

I have absolutely never used linux before so I have no idea when you say. Recomplie your kernal, use a module etc.... I need to know what you mean....

Anyways, I have a Realtek OnBoard NIC. RedHat 9.0 doesnt seem to have it, I have the RTL8139. I have a rtl8139.C on my floppy, how do I install this so my ethernet drivers work and I can use the internet on my system? I am also guessing I need the NFORCE 2 Drivers, how they have the Red Hat 9.0 and the Red Hat 9.0 (Kernal Upgrade) which ones do I want?

As a new user myself, the major problems I have run into is not having the kernel installed when I first tried to install a driver or module. The way you get a kernel installed depends on which distribution you have. You may indeed already have it installed!

My distribution is SuSE 8.2, so if you have the same I can tell you how it works with this one of the drivers above don't work.

One caution: I saw through some google searching that people have some trouble with this NIC. I had serious problems with my onboard 3COM gigabit with both Linux and Windows, and bought a $20 US Robotics one that works flawlessly with both without any fuss whatsoever. Something to consider.

In testing the link I gave you, it seems that the RPM package link points to a nonexistant link. Sorry about that. You can try searching around google for your driver elsewhere; if you find a so-called RPM package, there are usually good instructions in readme files on how to install the RPM package.